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Armstead

(47,803 posts)
5. Depends on the socialist
Fri Aug 28, 2015, 11:03 PM
Aug 2015

And the GOP portray President Obama and most otehr Dems as socialists anyway

Good thing there's no socialist running for the job. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #1
Um huh, right... PosterChild Aug 2015 #2
No worries, good buddy. We got this. HappyPlace Aug 2015 #4
Hum,.. cognitive dissonance ? nt PosterChild Aug 2015 #7
Hum....self diagnosis? daleanime Aug 2015 #17
Oh snap! HappyPlace Aug 2015 #24
Nice! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #19
Read the wapo article about ... PosterChild Aug 2015 #25
Thank you for your concern. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #42
Didn't you know? Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #60
Last time I checked, they allow a Republican to run as well... brooklynite Aug 2015 #101
He heh, yes they sure did! HappyPlace Aug 2015 #102
Most people seem to understand that. I am surprised you don't. nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #69
So, "labels" trump "policy" for you? NorthCarolina Aug 2015 #86
Enough with the trump already! redwitch Aug 2015 #91
Lables are important to people . .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #93
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #119
Labels that are applied by others . .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #122
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #124
In the case of sanders . ... PosterChild Aug 2015 #125
It was also assumed America wouldn't elect a black guy. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #3
Not true . .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #6
Depends on the socialist Armstead Aug 2015 #5
Don't think so... PosterChild Aug 2015 #9
Did you read what I said? Armstead Aug 2015 #15
There us a difference . .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #30
The GOP routinely calls Hillary a socialist DJ13 Aug 2015 #56
Sure, but bernie... PosterChild Aug 2015 #95
Obama is the most frightful socialist of all time. He's still in office. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #67
but it didn't and doesn't stick ericson00 Aug 2015 #10
The way you describe Presient Obama he sounds like a conservative Armstead Aug 2015 #12
was my statement inaccurate? ericson00 Aug 2015 #14
Conservative means a lot more than that Armstead Aug 2015 #18
Spoken like a true conservadem. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #70
RE and doesn't call himself a socialist PosterChild Aug 2015 #16
What do you mean when you use the word "socialist"? JDPriestly Aug 2015 #28
What does the words mean... PosterChild Aug 2015 #43
Bernie thinks it means Sweden or Norway. I think it means Germany or Austria or France. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #51
Great! We will have a gop candidate ... PosterChild Aug 2015 #88
Bernie is simply the smartest guy in the room. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #97
Bernie may be the smartest man* in the room... PosterChild Aug 2015 #112
I don't mind witty retorts. Most DUers know I am a woman. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #117
+100 ! (Nm) PosterChild Aug 2015 #121
I know a whole lot of young people OnionPatch Aug 2015 #99
Because electing people owned by corporations has worked out so well for us. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #8
No, because .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #11
I guess you should stop using the socialist roads onecaliberal Aug 2015 #13
Yes, the roads... PosterChild Aug 2015 #20
And schools, and various agencies that keep our water and food and medications safe. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #131
You are right, We have nothing to fear. .... PosterChild Aug 2015 #137
Wbetber that happens or no depends on whether droves of Democrats stay home as they did JDPriestly Aug 2015 #138
The roads that were mostly built by private companies, right? FrodosPet Aug 2015 #80
Oh good Christ...That's a right wing talking point if ever I heard one Armstead Aug 2015 #21
I'm going to stop feeding it. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #27
I think you're rght. I'll just cross the bridge. Armstead Aug 2015 #31
Ditto. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #32
Stale, reheated John Bircher paranoia, right here on DU. arcane1 Aug 2015 #37
No, simply a concern for the electability . .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #48
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #23
Thus us an over the top slur... PosterChild Aug 2015 #33
Nothing over the top PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #38
LOL. A real fail ( nt) PosterChild Aug 2015 #45
It's not true.. and, says everything about you and absolutely nothing about your target. Cha Aug 2015 #77
Turns out you were wrong. I seriously wonder if you know what "fascism" is. George II Aug 2015 #87
That's why I call it corporatist. arcane1 Aug 2015 #40
Results. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #53
Ha! Good.. throwing around that word "fascism" as if he knew what it meant. Just bc BS is Cha Aug 2015 #78
It's only August 2015 - what will the rhetoric be early next year? They'll be throwing around... George II Aug 2015 #89
And, all in BS's name.. doesn't do their candidate any favors. Cha Aug 2015 #109
And here I thought Joseph McCarthy was dead PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #22
If you ask peple in the abstract whether they willl vote for a socialist, they will say no. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #26
Actually , the label matters . . PosterChild Aug 2015 #34
We shall see. I'm volunteering for Bernie. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #54
Nope MohRokTah Aug 2015 #29
+100 ! (Nm) PosterChild Aug 2015 #35
Then you need not waste one more precious moment of your life mentioning him. arcane1 Aug 2015 #36
I believe.. PosterChild Aug 2015 #39
Cool story n/t arcane1 Aug 2015 #44
Not only cool, PosterChild Aug 2015 #46
55% thought Obama was a socialist jfern Aug 2015 #41
Think if he came out . ,, PosterChild Aug 2015 #47
We're all essentially socialists. Garrett78 Aug 2015 #75
The ignorant massess are actually right.... PosterChild Aug 2015 #83
Socialism is all around us and we'd be screwed without it. Garrett78 Aug 2015 #90
Why yes jfern Aug 2015 #130
Pointless shite whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #49
Funny when the Bernie haters can't even get information correct... SoapBox Aug 2015 #50
Um....no...he has called himself a socialist.... revmclaren Aug 2015 #57
"Bernie haters..".. right.. 'cause there are no "Hillary haters".. BS supporters are pure and would Cha Aug 2015 #79
The average voter . .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #110
Is a Socialist running? Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #52
Yes... revmclaren Aug 2015 #58
You're new. Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #59
Sorry, wrong again... Here since 2012 revmclaren Aug 2015 #62
2012! Oooooh! Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #65
I know...think of all the missed recs!!! revmclaren Aug 2015 #68
Whatever we say in arguing about what Bernie should or should not be called, PatrickforO Aug 2015 #55
The MSM and the repubs will eat him alive revmclaren Aug 2015 #61
You are so right. moobu2 Aug 2015 #63
Yep /nt/ PosterChild Aug 2015 #84
Well off to bed... revmclaren Aug 2015 #64
I think so, yes. lovemydog Aug 2015 #66
"Bernie's not a 'socialist'".... PosterChild Aug 2015 #139
I hope we find out. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #71
I'm a Hillary supporter, but I don't think slamming socialism is really a winning tactic. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #72
"Preserve the reforms of the Obama administration"... AOR Aug 2015 #73
I'm sure all four of you left at the Bell are going to Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #82
So you're bashing the Bell now also... ? AOR Aug 2015 #98
Haha. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #100
Is "be the change you wish to see"... AOR Aug 2015 #104
You guys wrote your own pamphlet years ago. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #106
Wow...I think I will take the last word... AOR Aug 2015 #108
still not sold on Bernie MFM008 Aug 2015 #74
Were there similar articles 8 years ago? left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #76
Eight years ago? Heck... PosterChild Aug 2015 #136
Socialist!: beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #81
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #85
Who asked? George II Aug 2015 #92
FDR x3 Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #94
Yes. LWolf Aug 2015 #96
I would rather be thanked . ... PosterChild Aug 2015 #113
It's getting desperate. Voting for criminal capitalists hasn't served the public's interest. NCjack Aug 2015 #103
People are learning the difference between "socialist" & "democratic socialist." senz Aug 2015 #105
You can run a serious campaign for president,.... PosterChild Aug 2015 #115
My Democratic Party Chair was attacked as a socialist for merely attending Sanders event Gothmog Aug 2015 #107
FDR got elected 4 times RobertEarl Aug 2015 #111
Was FDR a... PosterChild Aug 2015 #114
Well, sure. He proved it too. RobertEarl Aug 2015 #116
I didn't ask... PosterChild Aug 2015 #118
I don't buy it. Chan790 Aug 2015 #120
Trendsetter? Or ... PosterChild Aug 2015 #123
We don't have any socialists running at the moment Hydra Aug 2015 #126
I find the favorability of ratings of "socialism" to be strikingly high. David__77 Aug 2015 #127
We have socialism in the United States Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #128
Yes, it's right up there... PosterChild Aug 2015 #133
What is so frightening about it? Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #129
Nothing is frightening, unless... PosterChild Aug 2015 #135
Last time I looked, I am part of America, and I will vote for a Democratic Socialist. djean111 Aug 2015 #132
And as a liberal individualist... PosterChild Aug 2015 #134
I vote for Democrats, not socialists ericson00 Aug 2015 #140
+100 ! (Nm) PosterChild Aug 2015 #141
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